California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 12:26 AM PST (08:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-27 08:26:45 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.250° N, 120.392° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.48 km NE of Cayucos, California · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16671 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.512km W of Avenal, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.410km W of Avenal, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.512km NE of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16668 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16668 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.114 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 3.513 km W of Avenal, California · 16660 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.620 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16660 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.316 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.512 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16657 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.816 km N of San Simeon, California · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.331km E of Cholame, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.120km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.534 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16675 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.733 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16675 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.0Central California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.57 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16684 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16685 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.224 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16686 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059690. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.